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Guiding the nations through fair low-carbon economy cycles: A climate justice index proposal
(2021-06-01)
Since the climate change context is increasingly the focus of decision-makers, indices capable of helping them in the transition to a low-carbon economy are considered necessary. Therefore, the objective of this work is ...
Assessing resilience to climate change in the US cities
(2012-03-09)
In the face of uncertainties associated with climate change, building adaptive capacity and resilience at the community level emerges as an essential and timely element of local planning. However, key social factors that ...
What Shapes Colombias Foreign Position on Climate Change?
(Universidad de Los Andes, 2018)
Climate Efficiency for Sugarcane Production in Brazil and its Application in Agricultural Zoning
(Springer, 2021-02-05)
Climate efficiency is an index that shows quantitative reduction related to production caused by the drought. Using climate efficiency in zoning agricolas sure is a vanguard in agrometeorology. Therefore, we aimed to ...
Report of the fourth Expert Group Meeting of the project: understanding the potential economic impact of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: methodological issues in modelling the macroeconomic impacts of climate change in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2011-12-21)
PMV as a thermal evaluation method for air-conditioned spaces in hot climates: a systematic review
(Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2022)
Consequences of soil attributes on the productivity and eucalypt drought response in two climate types in Brazil
(Centro Pesquisas Florestais, Ufsm, 2020-01-01)
The present study aimed to evaluate the correlations between productivity and eucalyptus drought (DR) response between soil attributes in two distinct climatic types in Brazil. For this, 24 experiments were installed in ...
The urban climate system and the impacts of flooding on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(2019-02-23)
Despite their individual socio-spatial paths of development, the countries of Latin America underwent similar urbanization processes. Analyzed from the geographical perspective of the spatial relationship between society ...
Understanding Perceptions of Climate Change, Priorities, and Decision-Making among Municipalities in Lima, Peru to Better Inform Adaptation and Mitigation Planning
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Climate change poses multiple risks to the population of Lima, the largest city and capital of Peru, located on the Pacific coast in a desert ecosystem. These risks include increased water scarcity, increased heat, and the ...